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September 22, 1956

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Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .261
OBP 1.000 .305
At Bats 3 391
Hits 3 102
• Singles 3 86
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 2 31

Don Bessent Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 8
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Forbes Field - September 22, 1956
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Out
Don Bessent
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Charlie Neal
Jackie Robinson
Pee Wee Reese
Jim Gilliam
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Dick Groat
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Bottom 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hodges strikes out.
Top 8 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Furillo for the out. Robinson moves to third. Neal moves to second.
Top 8 Neal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Top 8 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 7 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Don Bessent now pitching. Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Campanella moves to second.
Top 7 Chico Fernandez pinch hits for Don Drysdale. Fernandez strikes out.
Top 7 Campanella takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 6 Arroyo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hodges strikes out.
Top 6 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skinner scores. Thomas moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale has Virdon trapped. There's the throw to Campanella and over to Robinson, who tags Virdon for the out. Skinner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Drysdale spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Drysdale. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 5 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Don Drysdale now pitching. Virdon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Virdon reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Snider bunts towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out.
Top 5 Don Demeter pinch hits for Ed Roebuck. Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Arroyo moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jim Gilliam now playing left field. Carl Furillo now playing right field. Arroyo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat scores.
Bottom 4 Carl Furillo now playing left field. Jim Gilliam now playing right field. Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Shepard bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Neal covering, for the out. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Campanella hits a popup in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hodges hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Charlie Neal now playing second base. Jim Gilliam now playing left field. Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Charlie Neal pinch hits for Sandy Amoros. Neal strikes out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Luis Arroyo now pitching. Snider strikes out.
Top 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Roebuck scores. Gilliam moves to third.
Top 3 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roebuck moves to third.
Top 3 Roebuck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roebuck fields it and has Mazeroski trapped. He races towards second and tags Mazeroski for the out. Clemente moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Ed Roebuck now pitching. Law bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Gilliam covering, for the out. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Campanella hits a popup, foul, towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Furillo moves to second.
Top 2 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Shepard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skinner scores.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Erskine scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Skinner reaches third base with a triple. Virdon scores. Walls goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.